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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Echocardiographic reference ranges for normal cardiac chamber size: Results from the NORRE study
European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging, Volume 15, No. 6, Year 2014
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AimsAvailability of normative reference values for cardiac chamber quantitation is a prerequisite for accurate clinical application of echocardiography. In this study, we report normal reference ranges for cardiac chambers size obtained in a large group of healthy volunteers accounting for gender and age. Echocardiographic data were acquired using state-of-the-art cardiac ultrasound equipment following chamber quantitation protocols approved by the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging.MethodsA total of 734 (mean age: 45.8 ± 13.3 years) healthy volunteers (320 men and 414 women) were enrolled at 22 collaborating institutions of the Normal Reference Ranges for Echocardiography (NORRE) study. A comprehensive echocardiographic examination was performed on all subjects following pre-defined protocols. There were no gender differences in age or cholesterol levels. Compared with men, women had significantly smaller body surface areas, and lower blood pressure. Quality of echocardiographic data sets was good to excellent in the majority of patients. Upper and lower reference limits were higher in men than in women. The reference values varied with age. These age-related changes persisted for most parameters after normalization for the body surface area.ConclusionThe NORRE study provides useful two-dimensional echocardiographic reference ranges for cardiac chamber quantification. These data highlight the need for body size normalization that should be performed together with age-and gender-specific assessment for the most echocardiographic parameters. © 2014 The Author.
Authors & Co-Authors
Kou, Seisyou
Japan, Kawasaki
St. Marianna University School of Medicine
Caballero, Luis
Spain, Murcia
Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca
Dulgheru, Raluca Elena
Belgium, Liege
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liege
Voilliot, Damien
France, Vandoeouvre-les-nancy
Hôpital Brabois Adultes
De Sousa, Carla
Portugal, Porto
Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto Fmup
Kacharava, George
Georgia, Tbilisi
Jo Ann Medical Centre-tbilisi
Athanassopoulos, George D.
Greece, Athens
Onassis Cardiac Surgery Centre
Barone, Daniele
Italy, Rome
Azienda Ospedaliero-universitaria Sant'andrea
Baroni, Monica
Italy, Massa
Laboratorio Di Ecocardiografia Adulti
Cardim, Nuno Miguel
Portugal, Lisbon
Hospital da Luz
Gómez de Diego, José Juan
Spain, Madrid
Hospital Clínico San Carlos
Hagendorff, Andreas
Germany, Leipzig
Universität Leipzig
Henri, Christine
Belgium, Liege
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liege
Hristova, Krasimira A.
Bulgaria, Sofia
National Heart Hospital
López, Teresa
Spain, Madrid
Hospital Universitario la Paz
Magne, Julien
France, Limoges
Hopital Dupuytren
de la Morena, Gonzalo
Spain, Murcia
Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca
Popescu, Bogdan Alexandru
Romania, Bucharest
Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie Carol Davila Din Bucuresti
Pěnička, Martin
Belgium, Aalst
Onze Lieve Vrouw Hospital
Ozyigit, T.
Turkey, Istanbul
Vkvamerikanhastanesi
Rodrigo Carbonero, Jose David
Spain, Baracaldo
Osakidetza, Cruces University Hospital
Salustri, Alessandro
United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi
Sheikh Khalifa Medical Center
van de Veire, Nico R.L.
Belgium, Ghent
Echocardiography Unit
von Bardeleben, Ralph Stephan
Germany, Mainz
Johannes Gutenberg-universität Mainz
Vinereanu, Dragoș
Romania, Bucharest
Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie Carol Davila Din Bucuresti
Voigt, Jens Uwe
Belgium, Leuven
Ku Leuven– University Hospital Leuven
Zamorano, José Luis
Spain, Madrid
Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal
Donal, Erwan
France, Rennes
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rennes
Lang, Roberto Miguel
United States, Chicago
The University of Chicago Medicine
Badano, Luigi P.
Italy, Padua
Università Degli Studi Di Padova
Lancellotti, Patrizio
Belgium, Liege
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liege
Statistics
Citations: 335
Authors: 31
Affiliations: 27
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1093/ehjci/jet284
ISSN:
20472404
e-ISSN:
20472412
Research Areas
Noncommunicable Diseases
Participants Gender
Male
Female